About me

I am a fully qualified and UKCP registered Psychotherapist and Counsellor working in Twickenham, South West London. My practice is located in a warm and welcoming private clinic overlooking Twickenham Green.

My style of therapy is relaxed, warm and supportive. My aim is to really hear what it is you want to share and to help you move beyond any sense of stuckness in your life. In my experience, the process of change mostly takes place through participating in an open and honest dialogue. A dialogue where we can gently challenge the unquestioned beliefs which we hold about ourselves and our lives.

I regard therapy to be a unique opportunity; it is a rare and special form of relationship where our genuine thoughts and feelings can be safely expressed and explored within a confidential setting. Through our work together, we would seek to clarify both the nature of the problems you face and the ways in which you are choosing to live your life. I believe that it is through this process of exploration, that other more rewarding and nourishing possibilities for living can begin to emerge.

Academic research in the field of Psychotherapy repeatedly demonstrates that fundamentally, it is the relationship between the therapist and the client, which is the key indicator of therapeutic success. I would agree wholeheartedly with these findings, as I strongly believe that it is only through a genuine sense of care and compassion that the process of therapy can achieve its goals.

Please do get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you, so that you can decide if I am the right therapist for you.

David

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a fully registered clinical member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and a member of The Society for Existential Analysis (SEA).

My qualifications include:

Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and CounsellingAdvanced Diploma in Existential PsychotherapyMasters Degree in Race and Ethnic RelationsCertificate in Solution Focused Therapy.

I have previously worked both as a school counsellor and as a voluntary psychotherapist and counsellor within mental health charities and the NHS for the last four years.

Therapies offered

Fees

I charge £20 for our initial consultation. This session is a chance for us to meet and a chance for you to decide if I am the right therapist for you. There is absolutely no obligation to commit to further sessions after the initial consultation if you choose not to.

For subsequent therapy sessions I charge £50 for the fifty minute session. I do charge for sessions missed or re-arranged without a minimum of 48 hours notice.